Trump’s Social Media Summit Is A Grab-Bag Of Conservative Influencers — But Excludes Those Banned By Major Platforms

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It’s not just Facebook and Twitter missing from the White House’s social media summit on Thursday. Many of the most controversial conservative pundits—those banned by major social platforms—are also be excluded from the event.

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“It seems instead that the White House has invited ‘safe’ z-list MAGA celebrities and cheerleaders, the great majority of which have never experienced online censorship or no-platforming at any level,” a Gab spokesperson said in an emailed statement. Those who have confirmed they will be in attendance include James O’Keefe, the founder of right-wing activist publication Project Veritas; Bill Mitchell, a popular radio host who frequently promoted the QAnon conspiracy theory; and prominent Twitter user @CarpeDonktum, a stay-at-home dad from Kansas who was recently suspended by Twitter for eight days after posting a video depicting Donald Trump as a cowboy physically assaulting CNN journalist Jim Acosta .

 

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It’s actually a gathering of freaks and misfits who specialize in conspiracy theories, fake news and bigotry, but thanks for trying Forbes!

social media big brother censorship is major issue

a meeting of the mindless conspiracy theorists is on at the WH. Yawn....

Trump is wasting money and power on Iran, while Chinese power is growing!!

Forbes, If left to the devices of Trump social media would be just like the Fox Network of drones in full support of anything he does.

That was among the craziest things I've ever seen from anyone, let alone a President. Insanity. FFS.

It's not just conservatives, and the platforms do censor.. [I've never posted nudity, leave that to the Kardashians]

He doesn’t get it. SCOTUS just ruled against him blocking people from his Twitter account....

looks like someone's mad about it HoesMad ForbesMad

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